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Importing Judges from CSV

Upload a spreadsheet to add up to 100 judges at once.

  • You need Admin or Owner role
  • Required permission: judges:invite
  • Your CSV file should have columns for judge details (email, name, etc.)
  • You should have categories set up first

Navigate to JudgingAdd Judges in the sidebar. Switch to the CSV import mode.

Click Upload CSV and select your file. It accepts .csv files with up to 100 rows.

The importer shows your CSV’s column headers. Match each one to the right field: Email, First Name, Last Name, Category, Division, Phone, Organization, and Notes. Only Email, First Name, and Last Name are required.

If your column headers already match the expected names, they’ll map automatically.

Check the preview table. Rows with problems — missing emails, bad formatting — get flagged in red. Fix those in your CSV and re-upload, or skip them and continue.

Click Import. The judges appear in your list once processing finishes.

  • The importer detects duplicate email addresses automatically. If a judge with that email already exists, the row is skipped.
  • Each upload handles a maximum of 100 judges. For larger lists, split your CSV into batches.
  • Blank rows in your CSV are ignored.
  • Columns you don’t map are discarded — no data gets lost from your existing judges.